Intel: Meteor Lake & Intel 4 Process Now Ramping for Production
As part of today’s Q1’2023 earnings announcement from Intel, the company is offering a brief update on the state of its upcoming chips and manufacturing nodes. Key among these...
18 by Ryan Smith on 4/27/2023TSMC Details 3nm Evolution: N3E On Schedule, N3P and N3X To Deliver 5% Performance Gains
Alongside some new announcements for their 2nm process node plans, TSMC has also released a progress and roadmap update for their N3 family process technologies at today's 2023 North...
13 by Anton Shilov on 4/26/2023Report: DDR5 RDIMM Production Impacted by PMIC Compatibility Issues
Memory module producers have been shipping unbuffered DDR5 memory modules for desktop and laptop computers running Intel's 12th Generation Core 'Alder Lake' processors in high volumes since September, 2021...
4 by Anton Shilov on 4/26/2023Corsair Launches MP600 Mini: M.2 2230 SSD Brings Big Performance
Corsair has introduced its first ever SSD in an M.2-2230 form-factor that is aimed at ultra-compact systems like Valve's Steam Deck as well as Microsoft's Surface Pro 8 and...
7 by Anton Shilov on 4/26/2023AMD Releases Ryzen Z1 Series: Zen 4 & RDNA 3 Come To Handheld Game Consoles
AMD has announced the Ryzen Z1 series of high-performance processors for handheld PC gaming consoles. The latest Ryzen Z1 chips wield Zen 4 cores and RDNA 3 graphics, a...
20 by Zhiye Liu on 4/26/2023ASUS Issues Statement on Ryzen 7000X3D Processor Issues, Possible Voltage Issues with AMD EXPO
Yesterday we reported that MSI announced a wave of firmware updates designed to address and alleviate potential issues with users on AM5 using AMD's Ryzen 7000X3D processors with 3D...
8 by Gavin Bonshor on 4/25/2023Asustor Launches Flashstor NAS: Up To 12 M.2 Slots & 10GbE Connectivity
Asustor, one of the more popular NAS manufacturers, has announced the company's new Flashtor series. The Flashtor lineup, which currently consists of the Flashtor 6 (FS6706T) and Flashtor 12...
28 by Zhiye Liu on 4/24/2023MSI Addresses CPU Voltages on AM5 Motherboards for Ryzen 7000X3D Processors
In response to recent reports of AMD's Ryzen 7000X3D processors being damaged, MSI has announced a wave of firmware updates to address potential issues. The highlight of MSI's new...
15 by Gavin Bonshor on 4/24/2023AMD Releases Ryzen Embedded 5000 Series For Embedded Networking Products
AMD has announced their latest processor line-up designed for embedded-class products, the Ryzen Embedded 5000 series. The latest parts adds to their collection of other Zen 3-based embedded platforms...
5 by Gavin Bonshor on 4/21/2023SK hynix Now Sampling 24GB HBM3 Stacks, Preparing for Mass Production
When SK hynix initially announced its HBM3 memory portfolio in late 2021, the company said it was developing both 8-Hi 16GB memory stacks as well as even more technically...
1 by Anton Shilov on 4/21/2023Seagate to Pay $300 Million Fine For Supplying Hard Drives to Huawei
The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security this week imposed a $300 million fine on Seagate for violating U.S. export control restrictions. The storage company has...
21 by Anton Shilov on 4/20/2023GlobalFoundries Sues IBM Over Sharing Leading-Edge Chip IP with Intel, Rapidus
The relationship between GlobalFoundries and IBM has been rocky in recent years. Among other things, Big Blue has previously sued GF, seeking damages for abruptly stopping the development of...
10 by Anton Shilov on 4/20/2023Intel Winds Down Production of Blockscale Cryptocurrency Mining Chips
Intel on Tuesday said it begun wrapping up production of its first generation Blockscale cryptocurrency mining chips. The announcement comes only about a year after the Blockscale 1000 family's...
9 by Anton Shilov on 4/19/2023Minisforum Unveils UM773 Lite: A Cheap Compact PC with Ryzen 7 7735HS
Minisforum has quietly started selling its Venus Series UM773 Lite, a compact system that packs AMD's eight-core Ryzen 7 7735HS processor. While this ultra-compact form-factor PC is rather powerful...
18 by Anton Shilov on 4/18/2023As The Demand for HBM Explodes, SK Hynix is Expected to Benefit
The demand for high bandwidth memory is set to explode in the coming quarters and years due to the broader adoption of artificial intelligence in general and generative AI...
9 by Anton Shilov on 4/18/2023Zotac’s Zbox Edge MI351 Packs Alder Lake-N and Offers Upgradeability
Introduced back at CES 2023, Intel’s Alder Lake-N platform is the company's newest and latest budget platform for entry-level PCs. With the hardware now shipping, Zotac is among the...
16 by Anton Shilov on 4/14/2023Asus Announces ROG Phone 7 & ROG Phone 7 Ultimate Gaming Smartphones
Many gaming-eccentric smartphones may already be on the market, but Asus wants that throne all for itself. The company recently announced its latest ROG Phone 7 series of high-end...
16 by Zhiye Liu on 4/14/2023Intel IFS Partners Up With Arm To Develop Improved Arm IP Designs for Intel's 18A Node
In 2016, Intel's now-defunct Custom Foundry business and Arm teamed up to bring Arm's Artisan Physical IP and POP IP for its ARM Cortex-A processor cores to Intel's 10nm...
7 by Gavin Bonshor on 4/13/2023Seagate Unveils IronWolf Pro 22TB HDD at 2023 NAB Show
Coinciding with the 2023 NAB Show starting this weekend, Seagate has come out with a couple of announcements today. The new hardware introduction is the updated flagship capacity option...
6 by Ganesh T S on 4/13/2023Intel to Exit Prebuilt Server Business, Sells Data Center Solutions Group to MiTAC
While Intel is best known in the server space for their processors, networking gear, and other components, the company also has a small but respected prebuilt server system business...
8 by Anton Shilov on 4/12/2023